Re: applying EE from CANADA or from PAKISTAN without PNP
MANI09 said:
Hello Everyone,
I have few questions for you.
I have recently completed my Master's degree from University of Manitoba Canada and now a days I am in Pakistan to see my family. I am planning to apply through Express Entry Skilled Worker Program directly instead of applying through standard procedure of PNP program in Manitoba to save time. My CSR points are 474 i.e. higher than the minimum scores in the majority of the recent rounds
Should I stay in Pakistan for complete procedure of EE or should I go back to Canada and apply EE there? Does it matter where are you applying from? DO they consider all applicants in the same way or there might be a difficulty for me to get invited if I am already in Canada?
Kindly share your views..
Thank you
Express entry is not a program itself, rather just a first step filtering scheme for who can apply. You still have to meet requirements for one of the 3 PR programs, either FSW, CEC or PNP.
You either have to qualify FSW (federal skilled worker) which requires you to have minimum one year of full time experience in the same profession / NOC (though you might have that experience before your masters in say Pakistan assuming you worked after bachelors for at least a year)
OR you might need to have one year of full time experience in the same NOC IN CANADA to qualify CEC.
If you have neither, unfortunately you cannot apply for PR yet irrespective of whatever points you have.
Beyond that, if you apply from Canada, then you can extend your status there i.e. being on a PGWP and if its expiring, you can get a BOWP to continue living in Canada while your PR processes.
You cannot get extension if you apply for PR from outside Canada.
Whatever you do
don't change your location in the middle of process i.e. if you apply from Canada - stay there until your PR concludes (short visits are fine, i am referring to living for longer periods)
Or apply now from Pakistan and then move back to Canada continuing to work on your PGWP -
Don't do this either